Strategic, financial and operational expertise

A story of entrepreneurs

HLD is an investment group founded in 2010 by three passionate entrepreneurs: Jean-Philippe Hecketsweiler, Jean-Bernard Lafonta and Philippe Donnet.

Specialising in private equity, HLD invests in the capital of European companies in all business sectors. By not imposing a term on our investments, we can support entrepreneurs with a strategy for growth.

Jean-Bernard
LAFONTA

Founding Partner

Jean-Philippe
HECKETSWEILER

Founding Partner

Jean-Hubert
VIAL

Partner

Anne
CANEL

Managing Director

Gabriel
FOSSORIER

Partner

Alessandro
PAPETTI

Partner

Our values

Our long-term investment horizon means we are not dependent on economic cycles and can envisage strategic acquisitions or projects for our companies. Nor are we restricted by exit deadlines, which is a very significant competitive advantage for the companies in which we invest.

HLD becomes the partner, the advisor, who supports his “nuggets” without time limits.

Jean-Bernard Lafonta_

"Thanks to long-term product innovations, new export partnerships and the new Filorga subsidiaries, Filorga has been recording accelerated growth for several years."

DIDIER TABARY

CEO

"We are pleased to be able to start a new stage in Kiloutou's development in Europe with the HLD group, as we share the same values with them."

Xavier du Boÿs & Olivier Colleau

CEOs

“We share with HLD the same entrepreneurial spirit and selfinitiative that are essential to accelerate our development on a European level.”

CLAIRE FISTAROL

CEO

“The resources of the HLD Group, the know-how of the GOTO GAMES teams combined with my experience in sports marketing and partnerships open up new horizons for growth.”

OLIVIER COMTE

CEO

"I am very pleased to have found Didier Tabary and HLD as shareholders and long-term investor who will help us to achieve the French and international goals that drive the SVR."

Benoît Beyls

CEO

"The brand has fine formulations that make it possible to develop a segment such as perfume, in which the group is not present, with accessible price positioning and very instagramable products."

Marie-Caroline Renault

CEO

"Lazartigue is a brand, whose product quality is recognized by professionals, in particular its high formulation capacity."

Sophie Goldberger

CEO

"We have noticed that HLD has common interests and a desire to support our growth projects."

David HADIDA

CEO

"We are now confident that we can meet the challenge of “Europeanising” our services and extending it to new innovative offers."

Fabien Pierlot

CEO

"The HLD consortium, UI Gestion and DV France consortium provides us with the time, the resources and the expertise to complete successfully our project: it is a great opportunity for the company."

Larbi HAMIDI

CEO

"HLD's financial support will enable us to accelerate our ambitions, particularly in video streaming and our international growth, in order to establish ourselves as one of the most important European players."

Nicolas D’HUEPPE

CEO

"HLD Europe has proven to be a valuable partner to support us in our future development. Immediately a relationship of trust was established which guarantees a successful partnership in the future."

Manlio Romanelli

CEO

"The arrival of HLD Europe as majority shareholder is a new beginning for the group. I have full confidence in HLD Europe with ACE Management so that the management team can meet this challenge."